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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Combining Forms Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cutane/o, steat/o | skin |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| hidr/o, sudor/o | sweat |
| hirsut/o | hairy, rough |
| kerat/o | horny, hard |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o, ungu/o | fingernail or toenail |
| pil/i, pil/o, trich/o | hair |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| seb/o | sebum [oil] |
| urtic/o | rash, hives |
| xer/o | dry |
| albin/o | white |
| erythr/o | red |
| scler/o | hard |
| lun/o | moon |
| phor/o | carry, bear, movement |
| follicul/o | hair follicle |
| axill/o | armpit |
| alopec/o | baldness |
| koil/o | hollow or concave |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| purpur/o, porphyr/o | purple |
| contus/o, contus | bruise |
| ecchym/o | pouring out of juice or blood |
| prurit/o, psor/o | itching |
| erythem/o, erythemat/o | redness, flushed |
| ichthy/o, xer/o | dry, scaly |
| granul/o | granular, granules |
| kel/o | growth, tumor |
| pedicul/o | lice |
| papill/o, thel/e | nipple |
| cry/o | cold |
| electr/o | electric |
| squam/o | scale |